Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.
Hastings, NE Part of Chief Industries Inc.
- UEI
- K46SN8SGSUS9
- CAGE
- 6LBW5
- Primary NAICS
- 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Grand Island, NE
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Parent
Grand Island, NE
CU1CLMV9XUB4
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4225 E South St, Hastings, NE 68901, USA
- Website
- chiefind.com
- Founded
- 1954
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Materials
- Construction Materials
- Building Materials
- SIC code
- 34 Fabricated Metal Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc., Chief Ethanol Fuels Division, is a manufacturer of goods operating as a federal grant recipient under the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) program, with all seven awards in its federal portfolio originating from that single customer agency. The division is a for-profit child entity of Chief Industries Inc., headquartered in Hastings, Nebraska, with no federal contract prime awardees or IDV participation in its portfolio.
Chief Ethanol Fuels Division's federal footprint consists entirely of project grants for advanced biofuel production. The division received three grants from RBCS over the past three years: a $2.4 million combined portfolio across awards dated September 2023, April 2024, and January 2026. The September 2023 grant completed in January 2024; the April 2024 award is scheduled to complete in February 2025; the January 2026 award has an ultimate completion date of January 23, 2026. All grants carry the identical government description line item ("GRANT FOR PROD OF ADV BIOFUEL").
Activity is sparse and episodic. The division received one award in 2013, one in 2014, a multi-year gap, then one in 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026. The combined obligation across all awards recorded in the source totals $2.4 million. The division operates exclusively as a prime recipient; no sub-award activity appears in the portfolio. Customer concentration is absolute — 100% of awards fund Rural Business Cooperative Services programs.
As a division of Chief Industries Inc., Chief Ethanol Fuels operates within a parent manufacturing entity. The lack of federal contract activity and the narrow grant focus on biofuel production suggest the division's federal footprint is ancillary to its core commercial business model in the biofuels sector.
Quick answers
Is Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through October 22, 2027.
What is Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s CAGE code?
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s CAGE code is 6LBW5, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is K46SN8SGSUS9.
What is Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Grant for prod of ADV biofuel (PAYR25PP0002986), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on January 22, 2026.
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